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Horma Canyon & Kure Mountains National Park, Pınarbaşı, Kastamonu, Turkey 

Kure Mountains National Park is a gift to the earth from Turkey with its intact forests, wildlife, endemic plant species, caves, canyons, waterfalls, geologic features, traditional life and architecture. Kure (Küre) Mountains National Park located in Bartin and Kastamonu provinces, is globally important for nature conservation.

It is one of the 9 forest hot spots in Turkey with its natural values, wilderness, geological features, landscape and cultural values. It is Turkey’s eco-tourism center. Since 2000, it is one of the 41 national parks in the Turkey’s protected area system. In and around the national park, there are 930 plant taxa, 129 bird, 48 mammal, 8 reptile and 9 amphibian species.

There are nearly 100 caves in the region, exact location is mapped. According to experts, this site is a national park of caves and canyons.

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